Is Your Favorite Star Nominated For a VMA?

It's no surprise that the competition for the MTV VMA Awards this year is fierce. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Justin Timberlake lead the pack and hold nominations for six Moonmen each, including Video of the Year! Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, and Robin Thicke are also nominated in this category, so the winner's going to have serious bragging rights.

MTV ACT's Best Video With a Social Message spotlights music videos for a cause, and seriously, how can you go wrong with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Kelly Clarkson, Snoop Lion, Miguel, and Beyoncé?

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Twenty One Pilots, Zedd, Austin Mahone, The Weeknd, and Iggy Azalea are on fire, so they're all nominated for Artist to Watch! How will MTV decide who wins? Your votes! Show your favorite artists some love by casting your vote at vma.mtv.com or by texting VOTE to 22444!

Make sure you're following @seventeenmag on August 25, because we'll be live tweeting exclusive interviews with your favorite stars!

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MTV unveiled the nominees this morning on their Vine and Instagram video accounts—the first time ever that these social platforms have been used to announce award show nominations. Too cool! You can check out the Instagram video for "Video of the Year" here!